Fast forward to today. With its foundation cemented in social networks and cloud computing, network sharing appears to have regained favour. Most online activities revolve around sharing and distributing large amounts of personal information and IP. Most of us assume that we have a right to distribute as much data and information as we like. In fact, most online companies encourage us to share more content more often with other users. But why? What has changed in the last 10 years that has seen companies relax views on IP and allows users to distribute information so freely?
Bottom line — nothing. It’s just a change in perception, not a change in IP law or IP rights. Most online users don’t bother to read the terms and conditions on collaborative and social networks before agreeing to them.
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